DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 05/15 Hampshire_IL 889ft pt37818@42.147,-88.420,844ft BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by +0.1 degF SPONSORED BY: ChicagoLand Glider Council RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 12Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 59.1 - - 67.1 - - 72.7 - - 69.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 74 - - 380 - - 229 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1642 - - 2760 - - 2798 - - 1573 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 920 - - 2692 - - 2556 - - 921 Hcrit BL Top - - - 2531 - - 3649 - - 3687 - - 2462 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 733 - - 537 - - 737 - - 800 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 206 - - 416 - - 355 - - 79 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 4 - - 4 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - 23 - - 21 - - 18 - - 20 BL Wind Direction - - - 201 - - 193 - - 190 - - 184 Direction Wind Shear - - - 13 - - 7 - - 6 - - 12 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -2 - - -2 - - -4 - - -2 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -985 - - -937 - - -2688 - - -2604 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 3516 - - 4586 - - 6375 - - 5066 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -9088 - - -6398 - - -7553 - - -8435 ODpotential blCL - - - 11619 - - 10047 - - 11240 - - 10897 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 79 - - 63 - - 65 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 59.1 - - 67.1 - - 72.7 - - 69.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 46.9 - - 50.1 - - 48.0 - - 51.0 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 58.9 - - 65.4 - - 71.6 - - 70.3 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 46.5 - - 49.4 - - 47.3 - - 50.5 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 74 - - 380 - - 229 - - -13 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 1642 - - 2760 - - 2798 - - 1573 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 102 - - 16 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 7 - - 8 - - 7 - - 8 EXPERIMENT2 PROFILES OF WIND SPEED [kt] AND DIRECTION [degTrue] ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- Height 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z [ft] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ft] 98286 4 131 4 196 5 232 14 271 98286 90843 11 124 9 230 12 261 9 283 90843 85094 7 113 7 229 10 219 7 301 85094 80335 2 083 7 201 6 195 7 255 80335 76237 2 187 5 197 1 263 7 226 76237 72609 6 202 3 339 5 287 6 235 72609 69328 6 207 5 292 8 282 7 302 69328 66314 6 227 8 254 8 294 9 275 66314 63507 2 295 13 253 10 312 6 316 63507 60790 9 335 11 282 15 261 13 308 60790 57980 19 323 14 306 10 291 12 284 57980 55081 22 312 16 297 18 308 11 292 55081 52332 22 326 14 314 17 292 13 287 52332 49861 29 320 21 310 21 279 15 283 49861 47630 28 312 25 297 25 279 23 273 47630 45595 26 301 29 283 28 269 32 273 45595 43732 33 294 31 275 27 272 39 271 43732 42021 38 287 34 285 28 278 37 265 42021 40450 43 288 35 284 33 272 37 259 40450 39002 40 287 38 274 40 268 39 263 39002 37649 35 289 35 263 41 260 41 265 37649 36339 35 294 37 268 40 262 42 263 36339 35001 33 289 39 271 41 263 44 265 35001 33608 33 275 40 266 43 265 47 268 33608 32163 37 267 40 266 44 271 49 269 32163 30653 41 272 42 272 46 277 47 269 30653 29065 46 275 46 278 44 276 45 271 29065 27401 47 272 50 277 45 277 44 275 27401 25660 47 272 56 273 48 275 45 276 25660 23844 48 274 55 269 47 271 45 274 23844 21956 45 284 42 270 38 271 41 272 21956 19990 45 289 39 279 37 281 39 277 19990 17942 35 284 41 283 41 284 43 287 17942 15852 31 267 44 284 43 280 44 282 15852 13834 34 273 39 291 39 282 39 277 13834 11994 27 280 30 290 31 292 31 274 11994 10355 23 290 20 299 24 297 19 284 10355 8897 26 261 19 293 12 293 8 295 8897 7601 22 242 20 286 6 309 6 214 7601 6448 13 250 17 255 8 315 10 175 6448 5426 16 258 15 240 11 274 11 168 5426 4525 21 248 18 229 15 226 12 185 4525 3728 29 218 21*201 18*196 19 194 3728 3018 31*206 22*196 19*193 23*188 3018 2395 27*202 22 194 19 191 23*185 2395 1875 25 201 22 193 18 190 22 184 1875 1475 24 200 21 192 18 189 20 183 1475 1200 22 200 20 191 17 188 18 183 1200 1033 19 200 19 191 16 188 15 182 1033 937 14 200 15 190 13 187 11 181 937 PARAMETER KEY: (basic parameter information is provided at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/basic_parameters.html) (more complete parameter descriptions are at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/RUC/INFO/parameters.html) (additional help is at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/index.html, e.g. "For NEW USERS" section) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time = UTC Time of BLIPSPOT calculation FCST PERIOD = Hours from model initialization time Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] Hcrit = Height of Critical Updraft Strength [ftMSL] BL Top = Height of Boundary Layer Top (TI=0 height) [ftMSL] Hgt.Variab = Thermal Height Variability (difference between TI=+4{F} & TI=0 Heights) [ft] W* = Thermal Updraft Velocity (subtract glider sink rate to get vario) [fpm] B/S = Buoyancy/Shear Ratio (thermals may be unworkable if 5 or less) BL Wind = Wind Speed averaged through BL [kt] Direction = Wind Direction averaged through BL [degTrue] Max.Converg = Max. Vertical Velocity created by BL Convergence [x10^-2 kt] (note: BLIPMAPs provide better evaluation since convergence lines are usually mobile CLOUDpotent = Expect clouds at or above sfcLCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & sfcLCL) [ft] sfcLCL = Base of Lowest Clouds, if CLOUDpotent>0 (LCL = Lifting Condensation Level based upon sfc. humidity) [ftMSL] ODpotential = Expect extensive clouds at blCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & blCL) [ft] bLCL = Base of Extensive Clouds, if ODpotential>0 (bl CL = Condensation Level based upon BL humidity) [ftMSL] maxRH = Maximum Relative Humidity in BL [%] CAPE = Convective Available Potential Energy [J/kg] Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] DewPt@2m = Dew Point Temp. at 2m AGL [F] Temp@Bot = Temperature at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) DewPt@Bot = Dew Point Temp. at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] EXPERIMENT = Mystery variable for test purposes (intended for DrJack's use) * = Indicates BL Top (TI=0 Height) on profiles Note: printed heights are for 18Z - heights for other times differ slightly Results neglect thermals created by small-scale features not resolved by the smoothed model topography